Dead baby found in duffel bag was a boy

Published 10:08 am, Friday, December 27, 2013

SAN ANTONIO — The dead baby found Monday at a recycling center on the East Side of San Antonio was a boy, the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Friday.

The cause and manner of death were not available from the medical examiner's office.

A Waste Management employee found the newborn was found dead in a duffel bag on the conveyor belt in the “single stream” section, as items were being sorted. Police said the baby was believed to be younger than 10 days old.

If examiners find the baby was not stillborn, the case could become a capital murder investigation, police said.